Remove 2009 Remove Development Remove Efficiency Remove Operations
article thumbnail

3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Only operating in the short term or taking too much risk and gambling on one specific future are frequent traps leaders fall into when facing economic uncertainty. Scenario development of multiple potential stories about what the future might look like. So, what can leaders and companies do now to emerge stronger? & Eden, C.

Company 52
article thumbnail

What is digital currency?

Tom Spencer

In contrast, a digital currency can operate on a peer-to-peer network that allows a buyer to settle a transaction directly with a seller without a financial intermediary. These included DigiCash (1989 – 1998), e-gold (1996 – 2009), and Liberty Reserve (2006 – 2013).

Banking 120
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Executives on Demand: What are part-time CEOs and why does every business need one?

SkillQuo

Now, the on-demand executive phenomenon has truly spread across the world and according to American consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, the UK market for on-demand executives is one of the world’s most developed, accounting for $1.8 billion in revenue in 2009. On-demand CEOs are not exclusive to American business, though.

SMB 60
article thumbnail

Lettuce Bot - Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

MishTalk

Blue River, which has raised more than $3 million in venture capital, also plans to develop machines to automate weeding – and eventually harvesting – using many of the same technologies. Another company, San Diego-based Vision Robotics, is developing a similar lettuce thinner as well as a pruner for wine grapes.

article thumbnail

Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

After building a successful model in financial services, Oliver Wyman expanded to offer pure strategy consulting services to non-financial services groups and now has 2 internal divisions that operate relatively independently. Strategic Information Technology and Operations. Oliver Wyman became own firm again. Mercer buys Oliver Wyman.

article thumbnail

The Scale of the Climate Catastrophe Will Depend on What Businesses Do Over the Next Decade

Harvard Business

The report’s beginnings trace back to 2009, when the annual UN global climate conference resulted in an agreement that the world should hold warming to 2.0°C The list of actions companies take is well-developed and documented, and most large companies do the following: Slash energy use and emissions in operations.

Energy 44
article thumbnail

The 3 Essential Jobs That Most Retention Programs Ignore

Harvard Business

For example, in 2009 professors Brian Becker, Mark Huselid, and Richard Beatty estimated that in most companies less than 15% of jobs are what they call strategic positions and said management should focus “disproportionate investments” on finding A players for those jobs. These overlooked roles are: Essential experts.

Talent 28